How do we put media reform on the political agenda? Many ideas have been proposed and the News Dissector has one too: The Media and Democracy Act of 2005. Last week Danny discussed the Media Reform Conference. Now he steps up to the plate with his own approach. Read the full commentary ยป
IS IRAN NEXT? WHO APPOINTED CPB’s TOMLINSON PALAST GIVES NEWSWEEK A PRIZE A while back, the former UN weapons-inspector-turned-anti-war activist Scott Ritter predicted that war with Iran is coming this June. Then the subject was dropped, with the barest of follow-up until I came across this story with no independent way to evaluate it other [...]
JOURNALISTS DISAPPEAR IN IRAQ “The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is demanding an explanation from U.S. and Iraqi military forces regarding the whereabouts of at least eight Iraqi journalists who have been detained since March 2005. A U.S. military spokesman told CPJ that the journalists pose a ‘security risk to the Iraqi people and coalition [...]
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